The black and yellow garden spider gets its name from the distinctive black and yellow markings on its abdomen that mimic those on a wasp. The spider’s legs often have black stripes and are ...

Black and yellow garden spider. ... Their abdomen is patterned on top with three-to-four bold black and yellow spots and stripes and, on the bottom, mottled black with two vertical yellow stripes.

A black mid-stripe with four white spots in the center marks the top of the abdomen. The legs are black with yellow-orange stripes. The upper portion of the legs is more solidly colored orange-yellow.

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Scared of spiders? The photo shared of a female black and yellow garden spider by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says they are important to have around. The black ...

Female Banana Spiders (Nephila clavipes) are one of the largest orb-weavers in this country, rivaled in size only by female Black-and-Yellow Garden Spiders (Argiope aurantia). The male Banana ...

However, the spiders attacked termites in striped capes far less than they did those wearing black or white. H. trimaculatus also showed a proclivity to spotting termites in striped capes first.